28 Aug, 2008
Posted by: gauntlett In: Economy|Federal Reserve|Finance|Investing|United States Dollar
GDP cries foul! When the numbers emerged today I was shocked. After my initial amazement sunk in I started to wonder what was “really” going on here… My eighth grade science teacher (yes 8th grade was a long time ago) managed to prove through statistics that I and everyone else in the class didn’t exist. [...]
I’m going to start a section on India and China, which I will eventually turn into its own section. For now this is mainly my mental vomit. So, the Shanghai stock market is down about 60% for the year, China is seeing factory closures, and what will the gov’t do? If they keep money cheap [...]
Investing in your ego is perilous to your bottom line. So, why is it that when we come across a investment idea that we wait until a confirmation to act? We act after a major move, get it when everyone else already has and act like sheep. Have you ever said to yourself – “I [...]
25 Aug, 2008
Posted by: gauntlett In: Economy|Federal Reserve|United States Dollar
Who knew? So, the Federal Reserve publishes all sorts of information that is free. Yes, you can actually get soemthing for free. Oh wait a minute of course there is a catch… You pay for it through taxes and inflation. Guess we are back to the old saying that nothing is free. Anyways I just [...]
